In life, there are consequences to our actions. In today’s world, where everything is recorded and uploaded to the interwebz, well, those consequences come fast and hard.<\/p>\n
Such was the lesson learned by “Doctor Uber,”\u00a0Anjali Ramkissoon, who was seen on video assaulting an uber driver, and damaging his property.<\/p>\n
Now as a guy who has been young, and has been drunk many a time, I know that we can ALL get a bit stupid when we’ve had a little too much to drink. It can happen to any of us. The problem here is that it was filmed, she’s a doctor, and she was exceptionally disruptive in her behavior.<\/p>\n
Should they have fired her? I don’t know how I really feel about that. I read the story\u00a0of a teacher who was fired because she was dancing “sexy” on vacation, and that firing didn’t sit too well with me. Is this a similar scenario? Or apples and oranges?<\/p>\n
Should companies be able to terminate you because of what you say, how you behave, all while out of work? That’s risky business right there. Though I don’t like her behavior, I’m not sure this is the right step, it sets, and reinforces a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n
What do you think?<\/p>\n